By Jim Dower: #5 WBA welterweight contender Jamal James (26-1, 12 KOs) defeated former WBC … read more
By Gav Duthie: Amir Khan’s new promoter Eddie Hearn has done a good job of garnering interest in who Khan might be fighting on his April 21 comeback fight in Liverpool. The Sky Sports and Matchroom promotions will be going head to head with Frampton-Donaire on BT and Eddie Hearn says Amir doesn’t want a tune up.
Undefeated rising junior welterweight contender Eddie Ramirez (17-0, 11 KOs) will step up and take on former world champion Antonio DeMarco (32-6-1, 23 KOs) in a 10-round match to open the television broadcast of the Premier Boxing Champions card on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, Oct. 14 from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
(Photo credit: Suzanne Teresa/Premier Boxing Champions) By Dan Ambrose: Light welterweights Omar Figueroa Jr. (25-0-1, 18 KOs) and Antonio DeMarco (31-5-1, 23 KOs) both came in well over the 140lb limit during Friday’s weigh-in for their fight on Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the AT&T Center, in San Antonio, Texas.
Figueroa weighed in a whopping 151lbs, which puts him 11 pounds over the light welterweight limit. DeMarco wasn’t much better in coming in at 149lbs. For the 25-year-old Figueroa, this is his second straight fight that he’s coming in over the 140lb limit.
SAN ANTONIO (November 5, 2015) – Undefeated star Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (25-0-1, 18 KOs), of Weslaco, Texas, returns to take on former world champion Antonio DeMarco (31-5-1, 23 KOs) in a super lightweight battle that headlines Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC in primetime, Saturday, December 12 from the newly renovated AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas with televised coverage beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
(Photo credit: Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (31-5-1, 23 KOs) has reportedly retired from boxing following his one-sided 10 round unanimous decision loss to former IBF super featherweight champion Rances Barthelemy last Sunday in their light welterweight clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 5’10” southpaw DeMarco was a very good lightweight when he was fighting in that division, but when he moved up to light welterweight, he didn’t have the same advantages that he had in fighting in the lightweight division (135), and he struggled in that weight class with losses to Jessie Vargas and Bathelemy.
(Photo credit: Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Jim Dower: Former IBF super featherweight champion Rances Barthelemy (23-0, 13 KOs) easily defeated former WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (35-5-1, 23 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Sunday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Barthelemy controlled most of the action, but his lack of punching power prevented him from finishing off DeMarco.
The final judges’ scores were 99-89, 99-89 and 99-89.
In a fight that took place at light welterweight, the 28-year-old Barthelemy, also known as “Kid Blast”, knocked a reluctant DeMarco down with a left to the head in the 4th round.
By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (25-0, 9 KOs) will be looking to impress this Saturday night on the HBO pay-per-view card against Antonio DeMarco (31-3-1, 23 KOs) at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, in Macao S.A.R., China.
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten WBA World light welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (25-0, 9 KOs) vs. … read more
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (31-3-1, 23 KOs) defeated 39-year-old journeyman Lanardo Tyner (31-11-2, 20 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision last night at the Casa Social de la Cervecería in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico.
The final judge’ scores were 98-92, 98-92 and 98-92, all for DeMarco. The fight took place in the light welterweight division.
The 5’10” DeMarco was dropped by the 5’7” Tyner with a hard left hook in the 1st round. DeMarco got back up and was able to make it out of the round despite taking a lot of punishing shots to the head. DeMarco continued to take heavy shots in the 2nd round from the much shorter Tyner.